Design AI Agents for Real Workflows

Hosted by Elena Luneva and Subha Shetty

Thu, Dec 18, 2025

8:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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What you'll learn

Map the Workflow Before You Build

Map each step, tool, and decision so you can see where an agent fits and what must remain human.

Pick the Right Agent Pattern for the Job

Match agent patterns like copilot, triage, or coordinator to real problems in product and ops.

Design Clean Hand-offs Between Agents and Humans

Define who does what, when agents escalate, and how work returns to humans without confusion.

Align Stakeholders So Your Agent Gets Used

Write a one-page Agent Brief and receive ongoing mentorship from Subha and Elena through Substack subscriptions.

Why this topic matters

AI agents appear impressive in demos, but break in real workflows. Executives need clear value, operators need reliable processes, and builders need adoption, not stalled pilots. In this session, we share patterns and structures to design agents that fit how work gets done and earn lasting trust.

You'll learn from

Elena Luneva

Elena Luneva is a CPO, Advisor, 4000+ students

Hi, I’m Elena Luneva. I operate at the intersection of people, craft, and business. I help product leaders, founders, and GTM operators sharpen the business side of product, so they can drive growth, influence outcomes, and lead with confidence.

Over the past 20 years, I’ve scaled product and GTM teams as an executive at Braintrust, Nextdoor, LiquidSpace, OpenTable, and BlackRock. I’ve built marketplaces, AI-native platforms, and B2B SaaS products from zero to scale. Today, I advise founders, coach product executives, and teach product managers how to grow their business skills such as GTM, Financial Acumen and Executive presence, effectively. Although I have an MBA and CS degree, I do not think you need either to thrive in the future reshaped by AI. What I do think you need is the curiosity to learn.


Former:

CPO / GM Braintrust

GM Nextdoor

CPO Nuna

VP Product, LiquidSpace

Sr. PM OpenTable

Sr. PM BlackRock


Taught thousands of executives through courses, executive coaching, corporate training, and at Reforge, FirstRound, Berkeley, Sidebar, Enrich, Supra, AI Collective, Industry, PLS

Subha Shetty

Fractional Chief Product and AI Officer

Subha Shetty is an AI-first product leader, transformation coach, and advisor shaping the future of commerce, SaaS, and marketplaces. If you have shopped online, you have used one of her products!

She has led product and design organizations at Fanatics, eBay, Walmart and Upwork and today serves as a Fractional Chief Product and AI Officer, guiding companies through the GenAI and Agentic revolution with confidence and helping leaders separate signal from noise.


Subha teaches Master Enterprise-Grade AI Agents in 2026


Subha’s work across consumer and vertical SaaS, paired with deep experience in machine learning and data science, has given her front-row access to the latest strategy around AI tools, transformation, and innovation. She actively coaches product leaders and advises start-up accelerators such as 500 Global and Founders Institute.

Previously at

Nextdoor
OpenTable
eBay
Fanatics
Walmart

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